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This circa 1960 photograph shows the front of two buildings, both of which house several businesses. The Washington Hotel is the location of the Mona Lisa Tavern at 1013 Third Street and the Wo Kee Liquor Store at 1015 Third Street. In the...

Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high school...

Taken on May 3, 1947 these pictures are of a crowded Riverside Pool, located on 3640 Riverside Boulevard. Swimmers and sunbathers lounge and circulate in the area in front of the refreshment center while others take advantage of the picnic tables...

Sacramento Weekly & Alta California was published Saturdays from October 16, 1909 to July 29, 1911 by the Sacramento Weekly and Alta Publishing Co. Managing Editor Evander B. Willis was a high-ranking member of the Masonic Order with newspaper...

Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high school...

The School House Museum just east of the Sacramento River is a faithful reproduction of a classic California school from the 19th century and a popular stop for visitors to Old Sacramento. The school house is often enlivened by volunteers in period...

This circa 1960 street scene shows the Palace Hotel at 927 Second Street. Adjacent to the hotel entry are the Speedboat Cafe at 929 Second Street, Zakar Shoe Repair at 931 Second Street, and a portion of the Copa De Oro restaurant at 925 Second...

A Cadillac with prominent tail fins is parked at the curb in front of three buildings on I Street. At the corner is the Emergency Bail Bond Service (630 I Street). The center building houses the Stephen G. Sardon Civil Engineer & Surveyor (626 I...

Two buildings at 6th and I Streets adjacent to a vacant lot are shown in this photograph taken in 1960. A sign visible on the corner building identifies a street level entrance to the Marconi Hotel and there is a partially covered sign painted on...

Florence Turton Clunie donated $150,000 in 1935 to have something substantial and of use to the community built on the grounds of McKinley Park. In August of 1936 over 4000 eager children and adults descended on the newly-filled Clunie Pool, many...

To the right side in the photograph is the Court Garage (610 I Street) with both of the double garage doors down and a Chevron gasoline sign hung above the doors. The adjacent building houses law offices of Desmond & Miller Attorneys (616 I...

This black and white aerial photograph of the downtown Sacramento area focuses on the California State Capitol Building and adjacent government and commercial office buildings. To the left of the Capitol and its tree-lined park are the California...

Numerous pedestrians walk and stand on the sidewalk in this photograph. Depicted are second story rooms for rent over ground level businesses including a liquor store, and some vacant stores. Adjacent to these stores is the St. Elmo Hotel (118 J...

Sacramento Weekly & Alta California was published Saturdays from October 16, 1909 to July 29, 1911 by the Sacramento Weekly and Alta Publishing Co. Managing Editor Evander B. Willis was a high-ranking member of the Masonic Order with newspaper...

Shown is a circa 1940 menu for the China Tea Garden restaurant, located at 907 Sixth Street. The establishment was owned by Edward L. Kripp, who also owned the adjacent Dreamland dance hall, earning that area on Sixth Street, between J and I...

Anybody’s Magazine (also referenced in the publication is Sacramento Home Monthly) was a short lived monthly publication, created in Sacramento, California. It charged readers $1.00 a year for a subscription, with single copies running for 10...

Centered at the junction of the California Central rails and the Central Pacific Railway and named for the abundant wildflowers in the area, the town of Roseville formed a school district in 1869 but had no schoolhouse of its own until 1872. A...